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  1. W

    Overboarding with glue

    Hi, I've decided to have a go at re-tiling my bathroom. Unfortunately, one of the walls has an asbestos board. I know ideally I'd get someone to remove it safely, but I simply don't have the £££. So I was considering overboarding it with a 6mm tile backer board. I don't really want to put...
  2. D

    Tiles heats up when laid over Bitumen paint!

    Hello Everyone, I am new to this forum and I'm looking for your experts' advice in a situation that I'm stuck in. This is a 1980's house and we already have an in-screed electric underfloor heating (nearly 40 years old) on a concrete base. We removed the existing laminate floor to lay tiles in...
  3. R

    Preparing a thermoplastic tiled floor

    First of all, I'm sure this question has been asked a thousand times so apologies in advance! A little info: I've just moved into a 1950's bungalow and have got 3 rooms plus a hallway which appear to have the red/brown thermoplastic floor tiles laid with a bitumen adhesive. Just from a bit of...
  4. C

    Likely to be asbestos??

    Hi All - does anyone know if the black layer in pictures is likely to be asbestos/contain asbestos? We have been renovating our house over the past couple of years and not had any asbestos problems. We are in process of relaying the kitchen floor and found this black layer under a few tiles and...
  5. K

    Asbestos tiles

    hi all. Just looked at a Floor job today.The Lady needs tiles laying. problem is the carpet needs to come up and underneath that is asbestos tiles .She knew this because another tiler came previously and checked it out and refused the job. the asbestos tiles are solid to the concrete floor. my...
  6. F

    Asbestos

    Got a job to look at next week, a kitchen floor, currently with old vinyl tiles down of some sort, the chap who passed my name on said your not supposed to be taking up those old tiles are they can contain asbestos, True ? I've took up some in my time!
  7. M

    Tile Onto Asbestos Floor Tiles.

    Has anyone got any advice for tiling onto asbestos type floor tiles which are well stuck down? Last time I came across these I took them up but this client wants them to stay put!! Cheers in advance!
    • moomarine
    • Thread
    • asbestos canada floor floor tiles floor tiling tile tiles
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  8. C

    Tiling On Asbestos Tile

    Alright pros What do people do when ya come to asbestos floor tiles? Obviously not aload to touch them as been on Awareness courses, but can ya just lay on top if there stuck down right? Also what if there loose?
  9. J

    Asbestos Aware Course

    Hi all. Just wondering how others have done the asbestos awareness course. I've seen they do them online. Any advise on which one to do? I have 2 employees who will have to do it also. Thanks, John
  10. 2

    Asbestos floor tiles or not?

    Hi, came across these tiles while on a job and not sure if there asbestos or not? The house was built in 1930. the customer wants the floor tiled but need to know how to get rid of them if they are asbestos. :thumbsup:
    • 2020Tiling
    • Thread
    • asbestos aus floor floor tiles floor tiling not tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  11. G

    Asbestos Awareness Course

    Anyone done the online courses for Asbestos Awareness ? If so what did it involve, I have been asked if I have done the course for a job I am pricing !
  12. W

    Asbestos Awareness For Tilers

    Anybody done the short training course for this or the E-Course thats available.....it is a big thing now even working for some companys they want a certificate.
    • White Room
    • Thread
    • asbestos aus find a tiler tiler tilers tilers directory usa
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
  13. 2

    asbestos or not ?

    Hi, upon pricing up a hallway floor running into the kitchen i noticed the hall way has a kind of yellowish lino on top of the concrete base, and as its a old stone house Ive no idea if its Asbestos or not ? just wondering how i could go about checking this ? thanks.
  14. tommyzooom

    Should I be worried, Re: asbestos

    I've started stripping a bathroom today, Chicken tiles that are so well stuck on, we are contemplating tiling over, Hammer and chisel won't touch them, Kango is taking them off in shards! One small section of studwork,( 1.2x1.2m) I have removed a corner to expose what appears identical to 6mm...
  15. H

    Was ASBESTOS ever used in tile manufacture?

    I chanced upon some American websites that advise caution when removing old wall/floor tiles, as they may have ASBESTOS content, if made prior to 1970. Is this the case in the UK? Also, was ASBESTOS ever added to grout, responses appreciated. Ceramics are non-metallic, clay based products that...
  16. finlay

    asbestos

    Just completed a asbestos awareness course . If not already been on one i recommend going on one .It could one day save your life . Never realised before how many deaths a year are asbestos related.
  17. M

    Asbestos under tiles - or just paranoia?

    I heard a story a while back about asbestos being found under some tiles on a window sill. Maybe it's made me a bit paranoid, but I've lifted some old tiles on a window sill constructed about 33 years ago and I've convinced myself it might be some form of asbestos product. It's off-pinkish so...
  18. C

    Asbestos awareness course

    Was wondering how many of you people have been on one of these? If you have could you let me know you're thoughts on it please. Cheers
  19. M

    Floor tiles containing asbestos?

    On many occasions I've come across 1960s-1970s 6 or 8 inch plastic floor tiles, mainly black colour, which chip off easily when removed. These tiles are mostly stuck on concrete screeds with bitumenous adhesive. Someone mentioned recently that these tiles contain asbestos. Has anyone heard this...
    • masterbuilders
    • Thread
    • asbestos floor floor tiles floor tiling tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  20. M

    Asbestos

    Hi. Pretty new to tiling and was wondering when and where you should be looking out for asbestos. Also what to do if you have any doubts? Thanks.
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